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Wow... excited to have found this forum today! I'm a brand new SFG gardener. Not new to gardening, just this method. This is my first spring in our home (moved in too late last year to do any gardening with everything else we had to do). I spent the winter reading (ok, drooling) over my ANSFG book. I have my seeds. I have one SFG kit ready to assemble. I have located vermiculite and peat. I'm still on my quest for a variety of compost. I know where my SFG will be located. Life is good.

Only question I haven't found an answer for... what's best time to plant?? I live in the Augusta area. Any suggestions?

Oh... and yes, I will probably do at least one more garden. It's just the two of us now. Trying to keep things SIMPLE.

I have seen women looking at jewelry ads with a misty eye and one hand resting on the heart, and I only know what they're feeling because that's how I read the seed catalogs in January - Barbara Kingsolver - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Welcome Tril,I'm in Raymond in Zone 5a and our last frost free date is around May 15th. That doesn't mean we won't get a frosty nite, so whatever you plant, be sure to have some old towels and sheets handy to cover your seedlings when 32* or lower is expected.

I've got broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower seedlings planted in my beds. I also have sown seeds for carrots, lettuce, radishes, spinach, turnip, parsnip, and even Swiss chard and sugar snap peas. If I expect a cold nite, I just cover those I think will need it.

When to plant depends on what you plan to put in your garden bed. Cold-resistant crops like those I mentioned above, are OK to go in now because you want them to mature before hot weather arrives. Warm-weather crops like eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, beans, and melons shouldn't go in until after your last frost date.

Good luck and if you have questions, just ask.I hope you can post pictures as you get on. We all love to see pictures.Here's a few broccoli and cabbage the morning of April 22nd that did just fine under cover after we had a below-freezing nite.